Lisa Thorson Quartet at Jazz At The Arsenal Series at The Arsenal Center for the Arts

Lisa Thorson
Quartet:
Lisa Thorson is an accomplished vocalist, composer, arranger, lyricist, educator and leader of Lisa Thorson and Company --- a jazz quartet and quintet. The quartet which includes Tim Ray, piano, David Clark, bass and George Schuller, drums have been performing together for over twenty five years in clubs, concert halls, festivals, colleges and community events throughout the United States and Canada. All of the ensemble members are critically acclaimed performing and recording artists and professional music educators. A large part of Lisa Thorson and Company's success and popularity can be attributed to longevity and a spirited kinship. What has resulted over time is an ensemble that shares the writing duties to create improvised music acclaimed for its unique mix drawing from the rich lexicon of jazz, original compositions and innovative arrangements that give a nod to the past and a look to the future....

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Lisa Thorson
Quartet:
Lisa Thorson is an accomplished vocalist, composer, arranger, lyricist, educator and leader of Lisa Thorson and Company --- a jazz quartet and quintet. The quartet which includes Tim Ray, piano, David Clark, bass and George Schuller, drums have been performing together for over twenty five years in clubs, concert halls, festivals, colleges and community events throughout the United States and Canada. All of the ensemble members are critically acclaimed performing and recording artists and professional music educators. A large part of Lisa Thorson and Company's success and popularity can be attributed to longevity and a spirited kinship. What has resulted over time is an ensemble that shares the writing duties to create improvised music acclaimed for its unique mix drawing from the rich lexicon of jazz, original compositions and innovative arrangements that give a nod to the past and a look to the future.
Lisa Thorson
Vocalist * Educator * Arranger * Composer

Lisa Thorson is a popular Boston based jazz vocalist, actress and music educator. She has performed at jazz clubs, on radio, on stage, in film and on television for over thirty five years. Legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan calls Lisa "one of the most exciting jazz singers on the scene today". She has toured throughout the U.S., Canada and Italy as a concert artist and jazz vocal clinician. Lisa has released five jazz recordings as a leader. Her recording ‘Out to Sea’, a duo setting with pianist Cho Yoon Seung, received unanimous critical acclaim and international airplay. Critic and writer Michael Nastos hailed “Resonance” her quintet’s CD on GM Recordings as “one of the very best musical offerings of the year, and an astonishing vocal document.” Lisa received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the Boston Conservatory and a Master's Degree in Jazz Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory. She is a Professor in the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music where she received the 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award and has taught at New England Conservatory, Longy School of Music and Wellesley College. The National Endowment for the Arts, Berklee College of Music and numerous public and private foundations have supported her creative performance and educational projects.
In addition to her work as a vocal and jazz educator, Lisa’s current projects include her jazz quintet, Duo, Boswellmania; A Tribute to the Boswell Sisters and JazzArtSigns ®, a multi-media, multi-sensory event.

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